YAOUNDE, July 10 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Cameroon's National Assembly, or the Lower House of Parliament, on Tuesday, approved a Bill extending the mandate for its current lawmakers by a year, from its expiry date of March 10, 2025, to March 30, 2026, reported Xinhua.
While presiding over a plenary session to approve the Bill, House Speaker Cavaye Yeguie Djibril stated that the extension is imperative to "decongest" the electoral calendar next year, which will see presidential, parliamentary, municipal, and regional council elections in the Central African country.
Last week, the government said that the extension will "spread the elections over the years 2025 and 2026, so as to ensure better organisation".
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